Getting Teased
There was one thing, however, that made Marvin stand out from the rest. And no, I’m not referring to his talent… yet. The thing is, Marvin was teased by the other kids about his father. Marvin Sr. liked to dress up in women’s clothes and wear his wife’s stockings and heels. The neighbors would say that he was homosexual and so he was often talked about in the neighborhood.
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People thought that it was odd for a minister to behave in such a way, and Marvin Sr. just didn’t seem to care either. He was flamboyant and proud. He never spoke about being gay, but years later, he preferred to have a separate bedroom from his wife. And to make matters even more confusing, Marvin Sr. was said to have had a few affairs with some of the women from the church.